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CUSTOM MANUFACTURING
SERVICES

Aluminum Welding
Design Consulting
Heat Treating
Induction Brazing
Large CNC Equipment
Large Laser Cutting
Machining
Metal Bending
MIG Welding
Packaging
Plating
Powder Coating
Product Assembly
Project Management
Shipping
Silk Screening
Specialty Welding
Stainless Steel Welding
TIG Welding

Tube Bending
Tube Rolling

PARTIAL LIST OF CLIENTS
Aquariums
Aerospace
Fish and Pet Retailers
Food Display
High-end Audio
Industrial products
Museums
Planetariums
Specialty Automotive Parts
University Laboratories
Battling Robots

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Solid Works
Job Boss
Virtual GIBBS

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Frequently Asked Questions

General Service Questions

Q. What is a metal fabricator with a higher shill level?
A. Trained, certified with many years of experience

Q. Why should we custom manufacture in the USA?
A. Turn around time, communication, service, no red-tape and lower shipping cost

Q. What does “When you want it right the first time” mean?
A. Our experience in metal fabrication allows us to solve problems before a job starts

Q. Have you manage large projects
A. Such as15 years with one national retailer, large metropolitan observatory remodel

Q. What size is your manufacturing plant?
A. Our metal fabrication plant is 30,000 square feet

Q. What Kind of equipment do you have?
A. See: http://www.zmanufacturinginc.com/equipment.htm

Q. How many employees do you have?
A. We employee 30 people

Q. What kind of drawing files can you accept?
A. We work with all types of CAD drawing files

Q. How long have you been in business?
A. We have been doing business since 1973.

Q. Where are you located?
A. Near Los Angeles CA.

Q. Do you have any minimum volume requirements?
A. No, we will do any size metal fabrication job

Q. What is your sample or prototype policy?
A. We charge time and materal cost for doing metal fabrication prototypes

Q. Do you provide the stock raw material for production?
A. Yes we do

Q. Do you work with customer supplied material?
A. Yes we accept drop shipments

Q. Do you powder coat finish in house?
A. No, we subcontract this work out but take responscility for getting it done

Common Initial Metal Fabrication Questions:

LASER Cutting

Q. What type of material do you work with?
A. Stainless steel, Steel, Aluminum, Plastic Polycarbonate etc

Q. What thickness of material do you work with?
A. We laser cut 5/8 steel, ¼ Stainless steel, ¼ Aluminum

Q. Do you have any size constrains
A. 60”x120”

Q. Do you work with tubing?
A. Some, Please call with details

Q. After you laser cut do you bend and weld
A. Yes

Specialty Welding

Q. What type of material do weld?
A. See: http://www.zmanufacturinginc.com/welding.htm

Q. What kind of welding can you do
A. We do TIG welding, MIG welding, and induction brazing.

Q. Will you weld on my work site
A. We do not weld on site

Q. Do you have any size constraints?
A. We have no size constraints

Q. Do you work with tubing?
A. Yes we work with tubing

Q. Do you work with wire?
A. Yes we work with wire

Q. Do you do machining work?
A. Yes we also do other metal fabrication

CNC Machines

Q. What type of material do you work with?
A. Stainless steel, Steel, Aluminum, Brass, Plastics, Copper

Q. Do you have any size constraints?
A. 30”x60”x12”

Q. Do you have any minimum volume requirements?
A. We have not minimum volumes

Q. Do you work with tubing?
A. Yes we work with Tubing

Q. Do you do other forms of metal work?
A. Yes

Other Processes

Q. What other metal fabrication can you do?
A. Sheet metal forming. Welding, shearing, cutting, finishing, plating, painting

Q. Can you bend tubing?
A. Yes we can bend tubing

Q. Can you assemble, package and ship products?
A. We can do all of this for our clients

Technical Questions

Q. What information do you need to provide a quote?
A. Drawings, material specifications, quantities and due date

Q. What tolerances can you hold?
A. STD to close

Q. What factors do you look at when deciding whether to laser cut or punch a part?
A. Complexity and efficiency

Q. What is Z-Manufacturing’s Commitment to Quality?
A. It is right or we do it over

Q. Do you warranty your work?
A. We guarantee it will meet our customers expectations

Common Order Processing Questions:

Q. What information do you need to process an order?
A. P.O, a finical agreement or deposit depending on nature of job

Q. How do you process blanket orders?
A. Blanket P.O. with release dates or signed letter of intent

Q. What is your return policy?
A. Custom parts are nonrefundable unless defective

Administrative Questions:

Q. What is your typical quote response turnaround time?
A. 1-3 days

Q. What are your payment terms?
A. COD, Net 10, Net 30 depending on the situation

Q. What information is needed to set up a credit account?
A. Standard credit form issued by Z Manufacturing INC

Q. What is the minimum quantity?
A. One